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Originally posted by glind
I did my first varsity game last night and things just did not seem to go that smooth. I feel that we called a good game and both coaches after the game said that we did a good job, but I was quiet nervous and I was kinda slow on the whistle and sortof jerky on my machanics. My partner as been doing varsity games for many years and he said I did average and he would take me again. I was just looking for some advice on how to get things to go smoother or if you have a story about your first varsity game? I tried to treat it like it was just another game but it just wasn't. It was a girls game between two schools that are only a few miles apart and the gym was pack, not like some JV games were you can count the number of people. I just have to figure out how to keep my nerves in check and maybe it will just take some more games at that level.
Thanks again to everyone for the great info on this site!
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I, too, had my first varsity boys' game this year. I, too, posted just as you have!
I felt like I my eye was too slow in the first half of the game. After halftime, I got my act together though. Just did another
VB game last Friday night. It went very smoothly! I felt like I was in total control...without controlling the game. Like BktBallRef says, it takes time!
Call what you see!
I find it easier to call games when MORE people are in the crowd. That way, I can't hear "Mrs. Little Johnnie" as she screams over all the other parents, "Travel", "Foul", "You guys are terrible!"
If there are 20 "Mr. & Mrs. Little Johnnie's" in the crowd, they drown each other out!!